Decision of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
on Strike-out
Communication 612/16 -Ahmed Mohammed Aly Subaie v. Arab Republic of
Egypt
Summary of the Complaint:
1. The Secretariat of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights ·
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(the Secretariat), received a complaint on 23
rch 2016 from the
Organisation of European Alliance (AED), Jus ·
an Rights OHR),
Aman Organisation, Khadija Mohammed i.
n, and one other
individual who sought anonymity (the Complai
alf of Ahmed
Mohammed Aly Subaie (the Victim).
The Complaint is submitted agai
State), State Party to the Afric "hart
African Charter).'
the political situation in the
The Complainants provid
13, which they allege
Respondent State,
a specific sector of the
"violated all hum
ed is that which opposed the
Egyptian socie'"'"'~'"'i.;
"coup".
' aders committed discriminatory
The Compla
ptians through killing, enforced
segregation
son inmates". They further allege that the
ramses fair trial rights.
the Victim is amongst many Egyptians whose
the Respondent State. The Complainants indicate that
975,and is married with two children.
inants a er that the Victim was abducted on 4 October 2013and
prived of minimum detainee rights, denied a lawyer, and
al judge to conduct the trial".
The Complainants allege that the "coup authority" fabricated many charges
against the Victim in relation to organising the Rabi'a sit-ins, in Case Number
5 of 2014 Criminal Supreme State Security and 2210 of 2014 Criminal El
Agouza. The Complainants state that the fabricated charges include false
rumours about the internal situation of the country; spreading false images of
deaths and injuries of protestors; false broadcast to stir up public opinion at
home and abroad about the situation in Egypt; incitement against state
Egypt ratified the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (the African Charter) on 20 March
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